This Ongoing War: A Blog: 12-Jul-13: Failed Zionist strategy?

Friday, July 12, 2013

12-Jul-13: Failed Zionist strategy?

Can't fool these people [Image Source: Kataros/Flickriver]

When you next come across one of those feverish polemics that 'prove' Israel is engaged in genocide against the Palestinian Arab population from the likes of the Islamic Republic of Iran's president, the editors at Electronic Intifada and Pakistan Affairs, the Canadian-Arab Federation, the mayor of the Spanish town of Ciempozuelos and numerous other worthies and thought leaders, keep these new numbers, from an official source at one of the two Palestinian Arab statelets, in mind:

The Palestinian population in the West Bank and Gaza Strip is now estimated at approximately 4 million, according to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. On the eve of International Population Day, the bureau published a statistical review that showed that the “total population of Palestine at mid-2013 was about 4.42 million; 2.24 million males and 2.18 million females.” The estimated population of the West Bank was 2.72 million, while the estimated population of the Gaza Strip totaled 1.7 million, according to the review. [Jerusalem Post | July 11, 2013]

The non-Jewish population of Israel/Palestine just before the UN established the new state of Israel in 1948 was about 1.3 million. So their presence in the area has at least tripled in size since then.

That's before we take account of the people calling themselves Palestinians who live in the nearby Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (total population 6.1 million). There they account for between one-third (UNRWA's figure) and two-thirds (Wikipedia) of the kingdom's population. Jordan covers some three-quarters of the area previously called Mandatory Palestine.

If Israel is out to destroy them (so to be clear - anyone who looks at the facts and is not caught up in the ideological madness knows that's utter and complete rubbish), it's no great victory.

The Rwandans, the Armenians, the people of Darfur, Sudan, and - yes - the Jews might have been willing to swap the miserable fates of so many of their families for this particular brand of so-called genocide, if such an option existed, which of course it did not.

So does all of this growth and flourishing amount to good news? Probably not so much for the merchants behind the Palestinian Genocide Gifts site.

No comments:

About us

THIS ONGOING WAR is not part of the activity of the Malki Foundation which was founded by us, Frimet and Arnold Roth of Jerusalem, on September 11, 2001. But it is inspired by the same tragic circumstances. The Malki Foundation (also known by its Hebrew name: Keren Malki) is a memorial to the life of our daughter, Malki who was murdered at the age of 15 in a massacre in the centre of Jerusalem carried out by Hamas.

Beyond its function as a remembrance of a beautiful life, the foundation provides tangible, concrete, invaluable support daily to several thousand Israeli families from every part of the religious and socio-economic spectrum: Christian, Moslem, Jewish, Druze and others who care at home for a seriously disabled child.

Reach us at thisongoingwar@gmail.com

Good for the soul | The Malki Foundation

If you care to make a positive and constructive contribution to the care of Israeli children with special needs - whether they're Christian, Moslem, Jewish, Druze or unconnected to any particular faith community - you can't do better than direct your donation to the work of the Malki Foundation.

It's the charitable organization we, the bloggers who produce This Ongoing War, established in 2001 in memory of our murdered daughter. Her name is Malki.

Keren Malki (in Hebrew, Keren means 'foundation' or 'fund') is efficient, effective, non-sectarian, non-political and unique in the good work it does. Thousands of families from every part of our richly diverse society here in Israel have benefited in concrete and meaningful ways. Donations to Keren Malki are tax-effective in Israel, Canada, UK and the United States.

There's also plenty of background at www.malkifoundation.org as well as on the Malki Foundation Blog.

Fair use notice

This blog may contain copyrighted material that may not have been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. Such material, published without profit, is made available for educational purposes, to advance understanding of human rights, democracy, scientific, moral, ethical, and social justice issues. It is published in accordance with the provisions of Israel's 2007 Copyright Law, the US Copyright Act of 1976, the 2004 Supreme Court of Canada ruling and similar laws in other jurisdictions.